Have no fear: “The bridge will remain firm even if tourists are bouncing on it,” one of the construction workers told China News Service in a translated interview.

The Shiniuzhai park bridge joins the list of suspension and sky bridges world-wide seemingly built exclusively for the purpose of terrifying would-be crossers. Here’s an itinerary for your around-the-world, scary-bridge-seeking trek.

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Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado

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Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, U.S.

Cost to cross: $21

The Royal Gorge Bridge hangs 956 feet high above Colorado’s Arkansas River, spans a quarter-mile and is the U.S.’s highest suspension bridge, according to the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park website. It was built in 1929 for $350,000 -- the cost today would exceed $20 million. The park website says for those venturing across the bridge, the experience is priceless -- but park admission tickets cost $21 for adults. You can get bridge-only tickets for $17 or, for the real high fliers, the “high altitude pass” costs $75 per person and includes park admission and tickets to ride the free-fall ride SkyCoaster and the park’s zip line.

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Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia

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Langkawi Sky Bridge, Malaysia

Cost to cross: 35 Malaysian Ringgit, or about $8

The bridge’s website claims it is the “longest free span and curved bridge in the world.” Completed in 2004, the bridge is 125 meters (410 feet) in length, built on top of the Machinchang mountain, can accommodate 250 people at the same time, and gives visitors views of “otherwise unattainable locations, above virgin jungle with spectacular views.” But this is no run-of-the-mill, straight suspension bridge, where the end “is always monotonously in sight,” the website goes on. Its curves offers “spectacularly changing perspective.”

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The Trift Bridge, Switzerland

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The Trift Bridge, Switzerland

Cost to cross: 24 Swiss Francs, or about $25

The Trift Bridge is one of the longest and highest pedestrian suspension bridges in the Alps, dangling 100 meters (328 feet) above the Trift Glacier in Switzerland and spanning 170 meters (557 feet) long, according to the Grimselwelt website. The original bridge was built in 2004 to take visitors to the Trift Hut of the Swiss Alpine Club -- Switzerland’s national hiking club -- and was modeled after Nepalese three-rope bridges. When the bridge turned out to be a tourist destination in its own right, it was replaced in 2009 by a safer and more accessible bridge. Tickets for the cable car to access the bridge cost 24 Swiss Francs.

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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Northern Ireland

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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Northern Ireland

Cost to cross: £5.90, or about $9

Such Swiss engineering might be a marvel, but how about a rope bridge that’s 350 years old? Head to Ireland, where the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge spans 65 feet, or 20 meters, and is suspended 100 feet, or 30 meters, above sea level, according to Ireland’s National Trust website. It was first erected by salmon fishermen 350 years ago. The bridge offers views of Rathlin Island, Scotland and the Causeway Coast. Such historical daredevilry comes at a bargain price: £5.90, or about $9.

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Capilano Suspension Bridge, Canada

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Capilano Suspension Bridge, Canada

Cost to cross: 37.95 Canadian dollars, or about $28

If you’re thinking the image of Canada’s Capilano Suspension Bridge looks like it belongs in a rain forest, you’re not far off: The bridge’s website says it leads to a “West coast rain forest.” Originally built in 1889, the bridge spans 450 feet (137 meters) and hangs 230 feet (70 meters) above Capilano River. The Capilano Bridge Park encompasses 27 acres and the bridge itself is just one of the highflying attractions on offer: There’s also the Cliffwalk, a “labyrinth-like series of narrow cantilevered bridges, stairs and platforms” that clings to the site of a granite cliff and -- with only 16 anchor points in the cliff supporting it -- is both “environmentally sensitive and adrenaline pumping.” This park certainly knows its audience.

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Capilano Suspension Bridge, Canada

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Capilano Suspension Bridge, Canada

Cost to cross: 37.95 Canadian dollars, or about $28

If you’re thinking the image of Canada’s Capilano Suspension Bridge looks like it belongs in a rain forest, you’re not far off: The bridge’s website says it leads to a “West coast rain forest.” Originally built in 1889, the bridge spans 450 feet (137 meters) and hangs 230 feet (70 meters) above Capilano River. The Capilano Bridge Park encompasses 27 acres and the bridge itself is just one of the highflying attractions on offer: There’s also the Cliffwalk, a “labyrinth-like series of narrow cantilevered bridges, stairs and platforms” that clings to the site of a granite cliff and -- with only 16 anchor points in the cliff supporting it -- is both “environmentally sensitive and adrenaline pumping.” This park certainly knows its audience.

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